School of Business

Dean Business School

Leon Duval

The School of Business strives to provide industry responsive programs relevant to both students and the future needs of employers with a wide range of award programs, executive education and training that can be tailored for the workplace. The School offers two graduate programs in Master ofBusiness Administration [MBA] and Doctor ofBusiness Administration [DBA]. Within these two programs, the School offers a breadth of courses, often using the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from leading universities as supplementary delivery platforms. As such, Business students may find that they are learning alongside peers from a variety of business disciplines throughout their time at Calwest.

Notice to Prospective School of Business Degree Program Students

This institution is provisionally approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer MBA and DBA degree programs. To continue to offer these degree programs, this institution must meet the following requirements: (1) Become institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, with the scope of the accreditation covering at least one degree program; (2) Achieve accreditation candidacy or pre-accreditation, as defined in regulations, by (date two years from date of provisional approval), and full accreditation by (date five years from date of provisional approval). If this institution stops pursuing accreditation, the following will happen: (1) The institution must stop all enrollment in its degree programs, and (2) Provide a teach-out to finish the educational program or provide a refund. An institution that fails to comply with accreditation requirements by the required dates shall have its approval to offer degree programs automatically suspended.

Note also that no program at Calwest is designed to lead to positions in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field requiring licensure in the State of California; and students are advised not rely on a Calwest degree to obtain such qualifications or credentials.